The Sun. — London, England, 1838-01-29 00:00:00

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) DEA,I„ JAN. 27. Wind E., moderate.—No arrivals reported. 28. Wind E.S.E., hazy.—Came dowd from the River and sailed the Black Cat., Chesser, from St. Michael's. PonTsmouTit, JAN. 27.—Wind E. to E.N.E., fine.—Stilled her Ma. jesty's brig Lynx, for Sierra Leone ; Mary, Fudge, Limerick. The Bolivar, Patrick, from London for Berbice, having completed her re pairs, came off the Slipway this day, and will commence re-loading her cargo on Monday next. 28.—Wind E.SE., hazy, with rain, PLostorrrit, Jan 26.—Wind E.S.E. 27.—E. by S —Arrived the Dumfries, Thompson. Batavia ; Borealis, Ca o .': z ; Sir F. B, Head, Ready, St. John's, New Brunswici; ; City of Limerick steamer, London. Sailed her Majesty's brig Wasp, for the Meditsrran.an ; Reliance, Walters, Terceira. FALMOUVI, JAN. 26 AND 27. Wind E. and E.S.E., strong breeze with rain, and thick weather.—Arrived the City of Limerick, steamer, Hoppe' 1, from London. Sailed the Ramona, steamer, Ring, for Cruise; Ro; al William, stoamer, Sarsfield, for Dublin ; French Stearner_of_ War Phare, Du Parc, from Toulon. The gale abated the morning of the 26th, since which we have had strong breezes from E. to E.S.E.. with rain and thick dirty weather. Livearoot, JAN. 27,—Wind S. and light.—Arrived the Siddons, Britten, from New York ; North America, Hoxie, from New York, both sailed 2d inst,; Adelaide, Granby, from Charente. Sailed the Mar quis, for HaVanna ; John Dagdale, for Singapore ; Jane Prowsey, for Valparaiso, Jan. 2S.—Wind S.t. and light.—Arrived from off port the Wexford, steamer, from Wexford ; Ocean, from Cork ; Ballinasloc, from Dublin ; Newcastle, from Carlisle. Sailed the Perdonnct, Inger_ I". for New Orleans; Liverpool, for Boston ; Pomona, for Constanti nople; Columbina, for Naples. lIELFAST, JAN. 26.—Arrived the Harry Leeds, for Charleston. WATERFORD, JAN. 26.—Arrived the Traveller, Pallott, from Monte. Video; Providentia, flare, from Tetuan. CORK, JAN. 2 6.—A.rri7ed the Tomlinson, M'Cormack, from Smyrna; Eling, Lichens, from Newfoundland. KINSALE, JAN. 26.—Arrived the Velocity, Clarke, from Odessa. DUnL►N, JAN. 27.—Arrived the Dyson, Stewart, from Valparaiso ; Dykes, Harrison, from St. John's, New Brunswick; Duchess of Cla rence, James, from Messina. MILFORD, JAN. 26.—Hard frost; wind 5.F.., blowing hard, accom. Pltnied with a heavy fall of snow and sleet. Many corn-loaded vessels are ' , letained here by adverse winds, bound to ports in the English and Bristol Channels. The Harmony, coiner, was driven on shore at Kingtown on the 2•lth Inst., and filled. The Eleanor, bl'lmughlan, from Saltcoats to Sligo, was wrecked on the 20th instant near Woreland—crew saved. The Earl of Hopctoun, Miller, from Leith to London, has been as sisted into Grimsby, water. logged, &c., after being abandoned by the crew. The Hope, from Chepstow to Greenock, was upon some rocks near 13elfa4t on the 23d inst. The Barbroke Castle, bound to London, has put back to Milford leaky. THE FUNDS. -.(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. , W e copy the following : rom the American papers received thi i iim c oiron mg, of the, lit inst. r.as the House of Represent a ti ves a commu,i atn Boni the President saes received to the following effect :_..... " Department of St a t e , W as hi ng t on, D ec. 23. the" The S'y of State; to whom has b een re f erre d t h e resolution of H ..-cretar riuse of Representatives of the 9th of October last, requesting the President to communicate to that House at its next session, so far as In his judgment is consistent with the public interest, whether any fo reign Power, or the subjects of any foreign power, have possession of any Portion of the territory of the United States on the Columbian river, or are in the occupancy of the same, and if so, by what way, and by what authority, and how long such posseseision has been kept by such per sons, has the honour to report to the President that a trading establish silent, called Astoria, was founded at the mouth of the Columbian river about the year 1811, by J. J. Astor, of New York, that his interest was sold to the British North WestlCompany during the late war between the United States and Great Britain, and that this Company afterwards United with and became a part of the Hudson Bay Company. The Hudson Bay Company have also several depots situated in Water Course in the interior ofithe country, the principal one is at Fort Van comer, on the northern bank of tho Colombian river, about eighty or one hundred miles from its mouth. As, however, by recent informa tion obtained that the English Company have a steamboat on this river, and that they have erected a sawmill and are cutting timber on the territory claimed by the United States, and are shipping it in consider able quantities to the Sandwich Islands, it ends by stating that by the Second Convention, that a stipulation is extended and continued in force to be annulled at any time after the 20th of October 1639, at the will of either party on duo notice of twelve months. 'e have received a Montreal paper of the 27th of December. The following are extracts : Our accounts from Buffalo are to the 26th inst., - and do not add Much to the information we have given in our last. The rebels aro still on Navy island, and as busy as ever, with reports of total defeat of ISlacnab by Duncornb, to keep up the spirits of their adventurers from the States. It is certain, from the Buffalo papers, that M`Kenzie did sot leave Buffalo before he had received a broad hint to make himself scarce. An address has been published from 140 of the leading men of Buffalo, stat ing that the undersigned inhabitants of Buffalo and Black Rock have Witnessed, with deep regret and mortification, large bodies of men thronging our streets and public-houses, enlisting volunteers, collecting arms and other munitions of war, and organizing themselves into mill. Lary corps, for the purpose of crossing into Canada, to aid with their arms in the civil contest. The object of this notice is, to apprize those who are Rating under such delusion, that they are violating the laws of • their country , and to beseech them to abandon at once a n enterprise, 1 it exposes them to punishment, promises but little advantage. Up to the present hour we ae no Island, and i t i s still discredite h v d in the City con firmation of the affair of Navy . T HE FUNDS. Consols opened this mornin g at the closing prices of Saturday—no speculations have as yet taken place--92 for the Account, Money 91i 02; Exchequer Bills 60 62 ; India ;Sends 55 57 ; Bank Stock 206 207. The Foreign Market is also i', estate of stagnation'; Spanish 191 to 191 ; Portuguese 24 ; Du..ch 521 to 53g. ?IankPRICES OF STPCKS- THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Stock • ••••••... .......... India Stoek... 3 3 per Cent. ded .................. 92v. Ditto Bonds ................... '..i; .60 am 34 per Cent. CP' Ag.. • . 92 3 z So u th Se ......... . . per Cent. .......... ............ 1 00 x ............. , a .Stock ........ . ....... Ditto Rest Old Annnities .. ................ 100 3 ,;% New Ditto... Ne ll 31 ; per C ent...............5k 1004 3 Per Cent. Annuities, 1 / 5 1 — New 4 per Cent... ................. --- Exch. Bills, .£l,lloo 62 64 63 sm. , •atis Lon g A nnuitiestoexpire Ditto ...............5()0 .. 61 64 pm. Jan. 5, 1860 ............... 15 3-1614 Ditto Small Oct, 10, 1859 — Ditto Commercial lB poi. Jan. 5, 1860 ............... — Ditto Advertised —— pm Jan. 5, ISBO - Bank Stock for Account — April 5, 1880 ............ ........ -- India Stock for Account Jars. 5; 1870 — Consols for Account... PRICES OF FOREION FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds Belgian Bonds — Ditto Account ................. _ Ditto Account — Portuguese Bonds _ Ilragilian Bonds .... 73 Ditto Account Ditto Acconnt — Ditto New Bonds ........ .......2'3% 28% Ditto Account Buenos Ayres Bonds Ditto Account ... ........ Prussian Bonds Milian Bonds Ditto Account Columbian Bonds Ditto Account Ditto Account Ditto Metallic. ........ ......... Calumbian Bonds, 1it.24 .. — Spanish Bonds z Ditto Account Ihnisli Bond s Ditto Account ..... . ..... ....... 73% Ditto Bonds,lB3l 19% N ..., 19% Ditto Account Bitto AccrAint Greek 8evA15...... ....... .- ...... French, 5 per cent......... —f. —c. Ditto Bonds, 1825 -- 4 per cent. _e, —e. .to Ac coun t —.. 1 / Illea Exchange --f. —c.scan Bonds, 5 per cent.... ---- Ditt 3 1 / i Dutch, 24, per cent ,3 Ditto Account _ Ditto Account o, 6 per cent. Ditto Account 1 Ditto, Ditto Neap o li tan ..... .. Account 102%... ........... ...... —1 5 per cent PRICES OF SHARES Tills DAY AT ONEei ls. 6d. O'CLOCK. . 1 1 l Per Stare. Real del M on t e M in i ng Co., Registered 63/ Ditto Unregi s t ere d 15% 16 Uni ted Mexican (issued a t 2/ . pm. ) Ditto Scrip —2% N D ublin and Kilk enny Railway C0mpany.......~ 1 1% % East ern Counties Rail wa y 3 ~,, Sheet W estern Railway Company 65 82 2 • t 7 lari ghton Railway Corapans 5 h 8 - IL, rado n and Birmingham Railway Company 90 % 163 Ditto Shares 5 27% Lo ndon and South ampton Railway Company.... 50 40 Manchester an d Bi rmingham Railway I 8N North Mid land Railway Company 25 '25 5 Me xican and South A mer i can PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, JANUARY 27. 64 3 Per Cent. Consols Ditto Reduced 9l ~Grand Canal Debs. 6 per cent. 91 6 1 ,', Ditto, 4 per cent. ... ....... ... 20, 1 3 4 Per Cent. Stock 'ber nian Bank 091 ,4 1-1 ' • • c 107 Ditto New, 1830 31, 6 per Cent. Debentures 99% City of Dublin Steam ompany 91% Nationsl Insuran V - Bank Stock GrandS,ock Canal Stock 25% cent HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCK. to Since the early part of the morning Consols have improved from 92 9 2t for the February Account, which may be attributed to some Purchases having been made in the 3i per Cents. Money continues pUos lentiful both in the 'louse mid for Commercial affairs on good securi. Consols at present, 923 ; Exchequer Bills, 62 64 63 21d. per share ; India Bonds. 56 60 prem. ; Bank Stock, 206 207 ; India Ssock, 263 1 2641. In the Foreign Mark e t very li ttle doing; Spanish Active 1 fli 3, 'vith 73 Coupons ; P or t uguese 2S I ; Three per Cents., ISI ; Brazilian 1; Dutch 53. On Saturday last 1,000 shares in the United States Bank was pur chased, in one lot, at 251. per share, by Mr. B. B. Williams, of the Stock Exchange. London and Brighton Shares S. Owing to a report of a call on Dublin and Kilkenny Shares of 21. 10s., they have receded from to ji. C•asalS tr,r the Account, D2a. THREE O'CLOCK. Died, on Sunday morning, at ten o'clock, at his residence in Brompton•squa7e, A. H. Beaumont, Esq., editor a nd proprietor of the Northern Liberator. On Friday morn i ng l as t th e body of a man named All en Oldfield, about 36 years of age, was discovered in the ri ver, at a d am b etween Sh ceps - m ill and Armitage-bridge. le , had resided at Upper-park, near Robin Hood's-hill, and i "4 been missing since the Wednesday evening previous. It 111 8 .stated that he had been subject to frequent aberrations of N s i r n i _ d, approaching to derangement, for a considerable time. end hang he left home on the Wednesday, he said he should go ` i hang or drown himself, but as he had frequently before uttered the same expressions no notice was taken of them. The countenance which appears to be given by the inhabitants of the town of Buffalo to the inhabitants of Navy Island is the consequence of want rather than political feel -I,tilig• Some y ears ago it was a thriving place, and the ra g e ere for building was almost as great, and the result as bad, as tit Brighton ; an American citizen entered on vast building B ,P e eulations, like Mr. Kemp; they turned out unfortunate , and 410 consequence was that thousands were thrown out of ern t"lment, and are now ready for any desperate undertaking. l° of the Tory papers blame the Government of the U nited States for allowing the inhabitants to assist Mackenzie, il itbout recollecting that the Executive is less efficient in that country than in any part of the world. At the Derby Hunt Ball, the young Marchioness ( =f littsti ngs appeare d i n a magn ifi cen t d ress of scar l e t v e lvet, tri mmed with the brushes of sundry foxes which had fallen be tore the hounds of the Gallant Marquis. The river Medway still continues frozen over as low fla Rochester-bridge, and there is a vast quantity of ice below Qttham Gillingham, &c. The navigation of this river is ccalpletely stopped. The wild fowl are very plentiful, and t abY and rare varieties have been secured by the sportsmen. Last week two watermen undertook to row some sporting Fentlemen from Chatham even into the marshes. They landed tern in safety, but on their return they got locked in the ice, i 11 (1 after great difficulty were dragged on shore in a state of t ensibility by means of planks and ropes over the ice. They were exposed to the weather nearly four hours. LITERATURE. LOVE, 3 Vols. Coburn, London, 1838. There are some hiEhly-wrought and impassion:4 nenei, in this novel ; `';utcli is the preiiictiort tvt quaetstand, of Lad Charlotte Bury ; but As a Whole, it is by no means comparable to the authoress's eaf•risr works of fiction, for there is far too much of sickly sentimentality about it, cal culated only for the meridian of a Kentish Watering Place. We regret to see this constant parade of false feeling, espe- cially as Lady Charlotte Bury shows in many of the inci dents and dialogues in the second volume, that she can write in a healthy, vigorous, and even masculine, style when she pleases. The plot of the story is simple ; Miss Elton, a young lady, of course exquisitely beautiful, and of an uncommonly susceptible nature, marries for love, a young man, Lord Herbert, and is uncommonly vexed, and mortified, and astonished, to find that after a sixteen years' union, the honeymoon is considerably on the wane. Almost the whole novel is made up of a recapitulation of her griefs on this discovery, which terminate, as might be expected, in her death, her husband having previously been abet in a duel. Some detached scenes, especially Lady Herbert's last interview with her dying husband, are de picted with much skill ; but the general effect of the tale is heavy, and monotonous. An occasional love scene in a novel is well enough ; but too much of the barley-sugar is apt to cloy one's palate. CANADA. London, Roah and Party, 1838. Had we the postage paid-for this pamphlet again in our pocket, we would not part with it for such a purchase. We have read it, but can make nothing of it. We neither can comprehend its aim nor object. All we know is that the author is a Tory, and maintains that force and fraud are the main-springs of all Governments—that the origin of all colo nial right is to be found in deception and the sword ! TRIFLES FOR LEISURE HOURS. Br M. A. Z. Leisure hours could not be more harmlessly occupied than in the composition of such " Trifles" as fill - the pages which Messrs. Simpkin and Marshall have published under the above-stated title. To those who have nothing better than " Trifles" to amuse their " Leisure Hours," we re commend this volume, as a specimen of what busy idleness may produce. THE LAWS AND CONSTITUTION OF THE BRITISH COLONIES IN THE WEST IN DIES. R. and W. Scale, London. In this volume much interesting matter is condensed, and the information it contains will be found useful to every one connected with the Colonies. The author has under taken to illustrate and define the Constitutian of those de pendencies which possess legislative assemblies ; the rights, and authorities of the Governor, Counsil, and Assembly ; the power of the Crown over its subjects who may emi grate and settle in the colonies ; the authority possessed by the Imperial Parliament over the British plantations ; the jurisdiction of the superior courts of law and equity in the mother-country over colonial matters ; and the applisa bility of the statute and common law of the realm to our foreign possessions. The Author has displayed much ability and research in the manner in which he has treated on these important questions, and we have much pleasure in recommending his work to the notice of the public. FINE ARTS. We have just seen an engraving on steel, from a picture by Creswick, of the Viaduct of Dutton, on the Grand Junction Railway, which is well executed, and produces a pleasing effect on the eye. The back-ground of the picture, in particular, which forms a picturesque landscape, is handled with much skill and spirit. The Viaduct, which of course forms the principal object in the plate, is of solid stone, and was, it seems, built under the direction of Joswph Locke, engineer to the Company. IRELAND (From our own Correspondent.) DUBLIN, JAN. 27. COMIIINATION—SECOND MIETING.—The adjourned meet ing of the citizens to take into consideration the evils arising from illegal combination, is at last fixed for Tuesday next. The Lord Mayor will take the chair, and measures will be taken to prevent a repetition of the violent and intemperate proceedings, upon the part of some of the tradesmen, which disgraced the last meeting. Mr. O'Connell will of course be present, as well as most of the wealthy and imlluential citizens of every party. It was proposed that the mechanics should be excluded from the meeting, as it was properly a meeting of employers, but Mr. O'Connell would not countenance any hole and corner proceedings. POOR LAWS. On Monday, a respectable meeting, convened by public re quisition, assembled at the Townhall, Waterford, for the pur pose of considering the propriety of petitioning both Houses of Parliament in favour of a legal provision for the poor of Ireland. The Mayor was called by acclamation to the Chair. The Rev. Mr. SIIRRIIAN contended that a Poor-law would be a national evil, unless it was framed in such a way as to be a substitute for resident proprietors. He further contended, that there should be a clause of settlement in the Act to pre serve the inhabitants of towns and cities front the influx of pau pers created by the exterminating system, practised by land lords in the country places. Mr. BARRON, M. P., defended the Ministerial Bill. He was against the clause of settlement in the proposed Bill for Ireland ; for he was acquainted with the frightful enormities which grew out of that clause in England. It had been stated that the present Bill was a landlord's Bill. However honest and sincere the person was who so expressed himself, ho (Mr. B.) took credit to himself for being as honest and as sincere as that Gentleman. This Bill was not a landlord's Bill. On the contrary, it was a Bill which placed on the landlord half the tax.—( Hear, hear.) Mr. O'Connell had not fairly represented the provisions of the Bill. He (Mr. O'Connell) had made statements which were not warranted by the details of the measure. With regard to the clause of settlement it appeared to be the opinion that it would be a landlord's Bill without that clause. He contended that it would not. Mr. Sheehan, among other things, objected to the Bill, because it contained a clause not permitting clergymen of every religious denomination from being in the Board of Guardians. He (Mr. Barron) was in favour of such a clause. After some further observations, Mr. Barron concluded by saying that he was not wedded to his own opinions, that he had already given notice of two amendments to the Bill, and that he was willing to listen to the suggestions and advice of his constituents.-- Mr. ARTHUR DOYLE contended that the Poor-law of Eng land—the forty-third of Elizabeth, was the glory of that country ; and yet Mr. Barron had just said, that it produced demoralization and crime, and that it ruined the country. That Bill was in operation until 1834, and was the condition of the landed proprietors of England as bad then as that of the Irish landed proprietors is now ? Were the manufacturers of England as bad then as those of Ireland are now ? Philoso phers say that like causes produce like effects—and when were the evil effects cf the Poor-law seen in England ? Mr. Bar ron had said that whole parishes were laid waste by that Bill. He (Mr. D.) knew England as well as Mr. Barron ; he had travelled through the manufacturing districts, not with his eyes shut, and he never saw any part of it deserted by the landlords. Did Mr. Barron suppose that they would swallow his statements ? Mr. BARRON said that he knew it. Mr. DOYLE—In what part of England would a person get land for nothing ? He would, however, read his resolutions. ( Mr. Doyle here read his resolutions, which contended for the principle of a Poor-law, and the enactment of a law ac cording to the provisions of the 43d of Elizabeth.) There was a landlord in the room a while ago, who:told him ( Mr. D. ) that a Poor-law would quintuple the produce of the country— that the produce would be so great as to glut the English market, and that there would be no market for the pro duce. He (:Mr. Doyle) told him not to fear that.—( Hear. Mr. Barron had said that the 43d of Elizabeth produced tur moil and discontent. Was not the present Bill producing worse now in England ? Were there not unions forming every whcro against it ? He knew that there were. Any person reading the northern papers would sec it. He, how ever was for the Irish Bill as it stood if thoy got no better ; for the condition of the poor must be ameliorated by any Bill.—( Cheers. ) After some other gentlemen had spoken upon the subject, The MAYOR then put the following requisition, which was unanimously agreed to That a Committee be appointed to prepare petitions to Parliament, praying that a Bill may be passed for a law to support the destitute poor in Ireland, to come into operation as soon as possible, and that the following gentlemen be the Committee to report on the Irish Bill, and prepare petitions, and submit them to a future meeting." BALLOT, CORPORATE REFORM, &c.---A meeting of the me tropolitan parish of St. Mary will take place on Monday, to petition for Corporate Reform, Abolition of Tithes, and Vote by Ballot. Mr. O'Connell will attend and address the meeting upon those subjects. S evera l ot h er meet i ng s will ta ke place before his departure, which is postponed to the 3d of next month. Me. O'CONNELL ON POOR LAWs.—Mr. O'Connell's speech upon the proposed Poor Law for Ireland has at length been published under his own sanction, and amended by himself. He deals only with the Ministerial measure, and leaves the general principle unquestioned, though he is strongly opposed to it. He, however, devotes himself to obtain the best measure he can, which he holds to be an advantage, second to getting none at all. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen will hold a Privy Council on Thursday at the new Palace. is anon tit! Attillellatistlii, the Hanoverian Minister, had an ,udience of Her Majesty on SatuOay i to deliver his ereden .ials. His Excellency was introduced by Viiieciunt Palmers ton, her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and conducted by Sir Robert Chester, Master of the Ceremonies. Madame Tricoupi. the Lady of the Grecian Minister, had in audience of her Majesty on Saturday, to take leave on her departure for the Continent. Her Majesty gave audiences on Saturday to Viscount Mel bourne, Lord Glenelg, and Lord Hill. The Queen honoured Mr. A. E. Chalon with a sitting for the whole-length portrait of her Majesty on Saturday, as a dendant to that of her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, Lad her Majesty has been pleased to command that facsimile lithographic drawings of the portraits be immediately executed by Mr. R. J. Lane, lithographer to her Majesty. The Royal dinner party on Saturday evening included Baron Billow, the Prussian Minister; Count Seckendorff, the Prus sian Secretary of Legation ; Viscount and Viscountess Howick Viscount Melbourne, Viscount Palmerston, Lord and Lady John Russell, and Lady C. Barrington. The Band of the Grenadier Regiment of Foot Guards were hi attendance at the Palace during the evening. Her Majesty and her august mother attended divine service yesterday morning in the private chapel of the new Palace. The Rev. Dr. Short, Deputy Clerk of the Closet in waiting, officiated, and the Bishop of Hereford preached the sermon. Her Majesty was attended by Lady Portman, Hon. Miss Pitt, Miss Cavendish, the Marquis of Headfort, and General the Hon. Sir William Lumley. A small party, including Viscount Melbourne, the lion. W. Cowper, and Baron Stockmar, dined with her Majesty last evening. Saturday was the birthday of the Duke of Sussex. His Royal Highness received congratulatory visits during the day from the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and the other members of the Royal Family in town. The Foreign Ministers and a number of the Nobility called at Kensington Palace, to leave their names for his Royal Highness. In the evening his Royal Highness's tradesmen illuminated their houses. The Duke and Duchess of Cambrideg, and Prince George and Princess Augusta of Cambridge attended Divine Sar vice yesterday morning in Grosvenor Chapel, South Audley street. A Deputation from the Newfoundland School Society, in cluding Lord Bexley, Rev. J. Haslysam, Secretary to the Society, Mr. Willoughby, Superintendent to the Schools in the Island, Rev. D. Wilson, Vicar of Islington, and Percival White, Esq., had an interview with Lord Glcnelg on Satur day, at the Colonial-office. A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday afternoon at the Forign Office. It was attended by all the Cabinet Minis ters, except Lord Holland, who is suffering from an attack of gout. The Council sat three hours. The Master General of the Ordnance had an interview with Lord Glenelg, on Saturday, at the Colonial Office. Mr. Dedel, the Netherlands Minister, transacted business on Saturday, at the Foreign Office. M. Tricoupi, the Grecian Minister, called on Saturday at the Residences of the Members of the Royal Family, to take leave on his departure for the Continent. The Chancellor of the Exchequer gate a Parliamentary Dinner on Saturday, at his Residence in Downing-street. Amongst the company were Lord D. Hallyburton, 1 81 . 13 .9 Messrs. T. N. Reddington, M. P, Edward Ellis, M. P., H. W. Manic, M.P., E. Baines, M.P., W. S. O'Brien, M.P., T. Wyse, M.P., A. H. Lynch, M.P., C. G reenaway, M.P. and R. Macleod, M. P. Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial Office from Captain Prescott, Governor of Newfoundland. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVAL. E. H. Green, Esq., at the Clarendon Hotel, from Bath. DEPARTURES. Captain Talbot, on a visit to the Duke of Beaufort, at Bad minton ; Sir Henry Paulet, Bart., for Brighton; the Dowager Viscountess Powerscourt, from Caxton's Hotel, Mount-street ; The Earl of Orford, for, Wollerton Park, Norfolk ; Colonel Perceval, on a visit to Lord Newborough, at his seat in Wales ; Sir Wm. Tuyll, from Mount -street, for Beaudesert, the Mar quis of Anglesey's seat; Captain Duberly, from Mount-street; Sir George, Phillips, from Mount-street, for his scat in Wor cestershire; the Earl of Cavan, for Leamington Spa; Earl Bathurst, for Oakley Park, Cirencester; Mr. Codrington, M. P., for the Badminton Hunt, Gloucestershire. Her Majesty's drawing rooms and levees for the present season are likely to be gazetted in the present week. Prince Ernest of Hesse Philipsthall, who was for so long a period on a visit to his late Majesty, and who con templated a permanent residence in this country, has re turned to Bettegeld, in Germany, on a visit to the reigning landgrave. Lord Henry Russell arrived at the Duke of Bed ford's, Belgrave-square, on Thursday, from Haslar Hospital, Gosport, perfectly recovered from the effects of his recent ac cident. The Duke and Duchess of Bedford and the Marquis and Marchioness of Abel-corn, left Paris about ten days since for Nice, the climate of the south of Europe being recom mended by the physicians for the improvement of the health of the Noble Duke. They are expected to return to Eng land in the spring. The Hon. Edward Bouverie, son of Lord Radnor, is to accompany the Earl of Durham to Canada. Captain the Hon. Harvey Grey, of the .5 2 d regiment, son of Earl Gr e y ; Lieutenant the Hon. Frederick Villiers, of the Coldstream Guards, son of Lord Jersey ; and Captain Conroy, are spoken of as having been appointed aides-de-camp to the Earl of Durham. In consequence of Easter falling late this year, Al mack's balls will take place earlier than usual, and a series of three balls will be appointed in March. It is understood that the House of Commons, at its rising this night, will adjourn till Friday next. Mr. Hesketh Fleetwood, and a Deputation, had an interview with the President of the Board of Trade this The Members of the Catch Club held their second meeting last week at the Thatched House Tavern. The Hon. T. Fiennes presided. Amongst the company were the Duke of Argyll, Lord Say and Sele, Lord Saltoun, Lord Montford, Hon. W. Fraser, Hon. Col. Fane, Mr. Fitzherbert. The repairs and improvements in progress at the wing of St. James's Palace, lately tenanted by Lady Barnard, and intended for the Hon. William Ashley, hare been sus pended owing to the continuance of the frost. The obsequies of Lord Farnborough took place on Saturday, in the family vault of his father-in-law the vener able Sir Abraham Hume, Bart., at Wormleybury, near Wal thamcross. The remains of the late Lady Farnborough were deposited in the same mausoleum exactly 12 months ago. Authentic accounts received yesterday from the Gold Coast state that an insurrection of the Blacks had broken out at Elmina, a Dutch settlement, not far from Cape Coast; and that the Governor, who had sallied forth against them with 300 men, was, together with every individual under his command, either killed or taken prisoner. This calami tous event, as may naturally be supposed, had thrown the mer chants belonging to the other settlements on that coast into a state of the greatest alarm. Mr. Pearson, of Oxford, inventor of a new drag, proceeded on Friday evening by the Devonport Mail, to try his invention, sanctioned by the Inspector of her Majesty's Postmaster-General. _ _ Private letters from New Orleans of the 17th ult. state that the quality of the new and abundant crop had been materially injured by the great hurricanes in the month of October. The better qualities would therefore be scarce, whilst of the- inferior sorts there was a superabundance.— Morning Paper. Advices have been received from Canton to the 29th of August inclusive. It appears the license for a new Hong had been issued there; the merchant appointed was Yangtas. Captain Elliott had signified his concurrence with a request of the Chamber of Commerce for the establishment of a new post-office, on condition that he was guaranteed against loss, and the Chamber was occupied in devising a proper plan and making the preliminary arrangements for carrying the project into effect.—Morning Paper. There is no truth in the report that Mr. Edward Ellice, jun., is appointed Comptroller of Lord Durham's household. Nothing is yet settled with regard to the Noble Lord's arrangements; but if Mr; Ellice accompanies him, it will be in the capacity of his private secretary, and witli° ll l ree,living any emolument for his services. James's Theatre Black w b h e ich pr A o ir d s u.esetrlin produced at the St. Stirling will sus tain a principal part. The Prince and Princess of Capua have just arri ved at the hotel Windsor, Rue de Rivoli, at Paris. TILE PRESENT MINISTRY.—Having before us the years in which the Members of th e present Administ ra- : tion were b o rn, w e ma k e ou t th e i r ages as f o llows :—Lord Melbourne, P r i me Mi n i s t er , i s i n hi s 58 t h year ; Lord Cotten ham, 56; Lord Lansdowne, President of the Ceuncil; 5 7 Lord Duncannon, Privy Seal, 56; Lord John Russell, Home Department, 45; Lord Palmerston, Foreign Secretary, 53 ; Lord Glenelg, Colonial Secretary, 54; Lord Holland, Duchy of Lancaster, 64; Lord Minto, Admiralty, 55; Lord Lichfield, Post-office, 42; Lord Langdale, Master of the Rolls, 52 Lord Ilowick, Secretary at War, 35 ; Mr. Spring Rice, Chan cellor of the Exchequer, 47 ; Sir John Hobhouse, Board of Control, 50; Sir Henry Parnell, Paymaster of the Forces, 61; Sir Hussey Vivian, Master of the Ordnance, 62; Lord Mulgrave, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, 40; Lord Plunkett, Lord Chancellor of Ireland, 63 ; Lord Morpeth, Chief Se cretary of Ireland, 35. We have not been able to ascertain the years in which Mr. Poulett Thomson, and Mr. Labouchere, the President of the Board of Trade, and Master of the Mint, were born.—Leeds Mercury. A few weeks ago, John Watson, farmer, near Ot ley, left home, and has not since been heard of. It is greatly to be feared that he has been drowned in the river Wharfs, a' his had has been found at Flint Mills, near Wetherby. A handsome reward has been offered for the finding of his body. Sitting constantly near the fire is a hurtful practice to both old and young ; and the habit of standing or sitting with the back to it is still more so. Obstinate nephritic com plaints have frequently" been brought on by this means. — Curtis on Health. EXTRA►ORDINARY GAZE'T'TE. SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE O 1 PIUDAY, JAN. 26. (ktiht.fsittp ost gAtt.tritiAT NiGHT. ) Colonial-office, Downing-street, Jan. 27. A despatch has betin received from Lieutenant- General Sir John Colborne, K. C. 8., Commander of the Forces in Canadii dated 1.?ec.t. 4 :2., 1 817, of which and of its enclosures the following are extriag 1I&I eqieit of A DESPATCH FROM LtAiJfkgANiiGflNfitAL SIR JOHN COLDORNV., X.C.11 , ?Win-GENERAL LORD PfTZROT SOMERSET, K. C. Et., DATED HEAD• 4VARTER;, MONTREAL, DEC. 22. I have the honour to transmit to you, with reference to my despatches of the 13th and 15th instant, for the further in formation of the General Commanding in Chief, the details of the late movements of the troops acting against the rebels in this district. The habttans in arms between the Yamask a and the Richelieu having dispersed after the desertion of their leaders, Wolfred Nelson, Dci Riveries, and Brown, I di rected Major Reid, of the 23d Regiment, to proceed to St. John's with part of the force which had returned to St. Charles from St. Hyacinthe, and unite with the companies under Lieutenant-Colonel Hughes, assembled at that post, for the purpose of attacking the Acadians, who had a second time taken the field, and crossed the Richelieu, and joined the insurgents under Bouchette, at Swanton, in the United States territory. Fortunately, however, the loyal population of Messiaquoi and the Shefforel volunteers routed the party be fore it had penetrated a mile into the township of St. Arnta nel ; this vigilance of the Messisquoi militia, enabled me to withdraw several companies from St. John's, and to make arrangements for entering the country of the Lake of the Two Mountains ' • the strong hold of the rebels of Grand Brule and Riviere du Cliene. I had received information that the insurgents in that sec tion of the country had assembled in greater force, and were more fully prepared for resistance, than in any other part of the district of Montreal. They had driven from their homes every loyal subject, and, pillaging an extensive tract, they provided for the reinforcements, which joined them front Van dreuill, Terribonne, and the neighbouring counties. Girod (a foreigner), Chenier, Girouard, and Dc Maichell, the most able and active leaders of the revolt, had been for several weeks engaged in organising the insurgents, and were in pos session of all the resourecs of the county. St. Eustache being the principal post, I assembled the dis posable force under my command at St. Martin's, on the 13th instant, and directed Major Townsend to march on the fol lowing day from Carilton, with a detachment of the 24th Regiment, and the Volunteers of St. Andrew's, towards St. Benoit. On the 14th I crossed the north branch of the Ottawa, three miles below St. Eustache, with two brigades and six field pieces, • and the Montreal Volunteer Cavalry and Rifle Corps, while Captain Glohinsky's company of volunteers attracted the attention of the rebels by marching a more direct route. As the force which had passed the river approached St. Eustache, Colonel Maitland's brigade, consisting of the 32d and 83d Regiments and the cavalry, moved in front of the town, towards the St. Benoit road, followed by the second brigade, commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Wetherall, and entered it at several points. Major Jackson, commanding the Royal Artillery, with the battery under his charge, opened a fire on the church, and the houses occupied by the rebels. Girod, and many of the rebels from St. Scholastique, abandoned the defence of the houses and walls, which they had previously occupied, on the approach of the troops ; but the more determined of the rebels from St. Benoit, under Chenier, continued firing from the church and adjoining houses, till they were driven from them by the fire of the field pieces placed in front of the church by Major Jackson, and the advanced parties of the Royal and 33d Regiments and Rifle Corps, which had been posted under corer of the unoccupied houses. The reports of the officers commanding brigades are annexed, for the information of the General Commanding-in-Chief. The troops left St. Eustache early on the 15th, and on the march to St. Benoit were met by delegates from the rebels, authorised to acquaint me they were prepared to lay down their arms unconditionally. On our arrival at St. Benoit it was ascertained that all the rebel leaders had abandondcd their deluded followers. I di rected Colonel Maitland to proceed to St. Scholastique, with return the 32d R eg i ment an d two fi e ld p i eces, an d t h e rema i n d er of the troops t o marc h b y S t . E ustac h e to M ontrea l . The good o oodf the rpeasantry to these movements m u e s n o t a s l bareooo occupations, been poat in s, ad th e disappearance provedy the disappearance of armed parties of the rebels. It is scarcely possible to suppose that the loyal and peaceable subjects whose property had been pillaged, and who had so recently suffered from the outrages committed by the rebels of Grand Brule and the Riviere du .Chene, a population of the worst character, could be prevented, on being liberated from their oppressors, from committing acts of violence at St. Benoit. The several departments under my orders have at this cri tical period, by their groat exertions, enabled me to assemble the troops promptly. I have to assure the General Commanding in Chief, that from the time that the rebels appeared in position, no oppor tunity has been lost in attacking them instantly, as soon as a sufficient force could be collected to march against them, with out exposing or leaving unprotected the important stations of Montreal, Chambly, St. John's, and Sorel. I have received on every occasion zealous assistance from the Deputy-Adjutant-General, Lieutenant-Colonel Eden, and the Deputy-Quartermaster-General, Col. Gore, and the ofLers of my personal staff, and from Captain Foster, Royal Engi neers, and Majors Jackson and Macbean, Royal Artillery, and the respective officers. The Commissary-General has by his able arrangement greatly facilitated the movement of the troops in this district, and of the reinforcements on the march from New Brunswick. On my return from the county of the Lake of the two Mountains, I ordered part of the 24th Regiment to proceed in sleighs to Kingston and Toronto. I find, however, from my reports from Toronto, that the loyal Upper Canadians are fully prepared to defend their institu tions, and to insure the preservation of public peace, without the aid of her Majesty's troops. I cannot close this despatch without mentioning that all the corps of volunteers of Mon treal have occasionally taken the duties of this garrison, and thus enabled me to leave the town under their protection. From the reports and communications from every district, or der has been restored. Montreal Barracks, Lower Canada, Dec. 20. Sir,—l herb the honour to report to your Excellency the course of proceedings of the Ist brigade under my command consistieg of the 32d Regiment, commanded lsv Brevet-Major Reid, and the 83d Regiment, commanded by Lieut.-Col. the [lon. Henry Dundas. The troops having assembled at St. Mrrtin's on the 13th instant, on the 14th the Ist brigade took the advance of the troops to be employed under y our E xce ll ency aga i nst t h e rebels assembled in force at St. Eustache. Wo left St. Mar tin's at e ight a. m., and a b out e l even o ' c l oc k crossed the river, without opeos ! t son , a b out h a lf a league below St. on the ice, Eustac h e ; the light company of the 32d Regiment, with two guns, under the command of Major Jackson, Royal Artillery, covering the advance of the troops. On our near approach the rebels were seen crossing the ice in divisions to an island op posite the town, when orders were given by your Excellency for the two guns to open a fire upon them, which had the effect of ma ki n g them retire back into the town. Th e brigade again advanced in the same order, and the guns took up a position and opened a fire upon the church ; as I perceived with my glass that they appeared to occupy the church in considerable force, the guns still continued to can nonade the church. 1 then, agreeable to the directions of your Excellency, changed direction to the right with the bri gade, the 32d Regiment leading, covered by its light com pany,i and followed by the 83d R eg i ment , un d er t h e command ofe ut.- Colonel the Hon. Henry Dundas, with a view of securing the roads and bridges from the opposite side of the town, leading to the Grand Brulo road, where it was sup nesed that the rebels would eventually make a stand ; the troopsat this moment were w i t hi n mus k et-shot of the town, and found the greatest difficulty in their advance, owing to the ru ggedness of the ploughed fields, the depth of snow, aid the strong fences they had to break through. They exerted themselves for this purpose with the greatest energy a nd having t a k en possession of the roads and , bridges, succeeded in taking a number of prisoners, who were running in great confusion from the town. My ob ject being here accomplished, I left detachments of the 83d. to secure these places, and pushed in advance with the whole of the 32d Regiment towards the church, and occu pied houses close to it on that side of the town. After re maining there some time, firing on the rebels in the Church, I found myself obliged to withdraw from that advanced si tuation, as the regiment was then unavoidably exposed to the fire of our own artillery from the opposite side of the town, as well as that of the rebels, but detached the grenadiers, first and second companies, to favourable positions, to intercept any of the rebels attempting to escape from the Church ; and which answered effectually, as, upon the takines of that build ing, a numbe r o f t h e re b e l s f e ll under the fire. of p part of these companies. On an attack like this upon a town much remains with the individual superintendence of Commanding Officers of battalions, and about this time the 83d Regiment were, by your Excellency's orders, directed to enter the town in ano ther direction, in support of the second battalion of the Royal Regiment. Fortunately, we experienced no loss, owing to the favourable cover afforded the troops by the number of houses in this neighbourhood. The 32d Regiment had only man severely wounded. I beg leave to recommend to your notice Brevet Major Reid, who commanded the 32d Regiment the greater part of the day, my time being necessarily occupied in command of the brigade. The soldiers conducted themselves with steadi. ness and coolness, and showed great forbearance to the cap tured rebels. The Church being soon taken, and the town in possession of the troops under your Excellency, and quartered there for that night, the brigade marched with the remainder of the division the following morning to St. Benoit, a dis tance of 12 miles from St. Eustache, and, meeting no oppo sition, entered the town, and remained there for that night. On the morning of the 16th, in obedience to your Excel lency's or d ers, I marched to St. Scholastiquc, with two guns, under the command of Captain Howell, Royal Artillery, and the 32d Regiment. On my approach to the town, I was met by the inhabitants of it with white flags. They surrendered up to me their arms and ammunition. I remained in this vil lage for the night, and marched the following morning to St. Therese, wh ere - I h a l te d f or th e n i g ht o f th e 17th. At this place also a number of arms were surrendered to me by the inhabitants. In the course of the evening I received informa tion that W. ff. Scott, of St. Eustache, one of the rebel chiefs, was concealed in a farm-house about five miles from the village. I immediately despatched five of the cavalry who were at tached to me in pursuit of him, and I am happy to say they succeeded in taking him prisoner. The measure of your Excellency in directing this force to march through this part of the country appeared to me 52 have the most beneficial effect in restoring good order, and tranquillizing the minds of the people. On the morning of the IBth I marched to St. Martin's, on my return to Mon treal, where I arrived the following day at one o'clock.—l have the honour to bo, etc. ' JOHN MAITLAND, Lieut.-Colonel, Commanding 32d Regiment,Colonel commanding Ist Brigade. His Excellency Lieut. -General Sir John Colborne, K. C. B. and G. C. H,, commanding the Forces. Montreal Barracks, Dec. 21, 1837. Sir—ln rthedience . to the orders o r the Lieut.-General corn. manding I have the honour to report the pry Gress of the bri gade unacr command, cortipilted as per margin*`, in the operations against St. iltr;:che and St. Betleis. The brigad,".' assembled at St. Martin on the 13th inst. On the folloning morning, the 14th, Globinsky's Volunteers were detached on the upper road to St. Eustache, the woods bordering on which were occupied by some picquets of the rebels, and which the volunteers drove in or dispersed. The other troops of the brigade proceeded with the rest of the force by the La Rose road, crossing the Ottawa on the ice, about three miles below the village of St. Eustache. About 600 or 700 yards from St. Eustache the artillery were found in position, battering the church and adjoining houses. I was here directed to follow the Ist brigade, which was making a detour of the village, for the purpose of cutting off the retreat of the rebels by the St. I3cnoit road; but on ar riving opposite the centre of the village I was directed to enter it, which I did, and having advanced up the main street occupying the most defenecable houses, and meeting no oppo sition, I reported the circumstances to the Lieutenant-General, who desired me to detach an officer to bring up the artillery ; in executing this duty the officer was driven back by afire fro m the Church, and the artillery entered the village by the rear and opened their fire on the Church door, at the distance of 280 yards, while some companies of the Royal Regiment and the Rifles, occupied the houses nearest the Church. After about an hour's firing, and the Church doers remaining un forced, a party of the Royal Regiment assaulted the Presbe tery, killed some of its defenders, and set it on fire. The smoke soon enveloped the Church, and the remainder of the battalion advanced ; a straggling fire opened upon them from the Seignior's house, forming one fare of the square, in which the Church stood, and I directed the grenadiers to carry it, which they did, killing several, taking many prisoners, and setting it on fire. At the same time part of the battalion, led by Major Gugy, Provincial Assistant Quartermaster-General, and commanded by Major Warde, entered the church by the rear, and drove out and slew its garrison, and set the church on fire : 118 pri soners were made in these assaults. Lieutenant Ormsby's conduct was very conspicuous ; Major Gugy was severely wounded, and the Royal Regiment had one man killed and four wounded ; and no other casualty occurred in the brigade. On the morning of the 15th, Globinsky's corps was left at St. Eustache, in charge of prisoners, and the remainder of the brigade, with the force under his Excellency's orders, marched to St. Benoit, where no opposition was offered. On the 17th the brigade returned to Montreal, bringing with it the pri soners.—.l have the honour to be, he., G. W. WETHERALL, Commanding 2d Batt. the Royal Regiment. The Deputy Quartermaster-General, &c., Montreal. Return of the Killed and Wounded of the Troops under the Command of his Excellency Lieutenant-General Sir John Colborne, K. C. B. and G. C. H., in the operation against St. Eustache, on the 14th December, 1837. Montreal, Dec. 20. Royal Artillery-1 corporal, 2 privates wounded. 2d Batt. Ist or Royal Regiment-1 private killed; 4 pri vates wounded. 32d Regiment-1 private wounded. Total-1 private killed; 1 corporal, 7 privates, wounded. N.8.--Major C. B. A. Gugy, Provincial Assistant Quar termaster-General, was also severely wounded. JOHN EDEN, Dy. Adj. Gon. * Second Battalion the Royal Montreal Rifles, Globinsky's Volunteers. UNITED STATES. PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 2.—" Who can tell what a day will bring forth?" But a very, very short time since, and every thing in the United States appeared to travel on in the even tenour of its way towards returning prosperity—with the single exception of the Indian war in Florida. The com merce of the republic was rapidly recovering from the disas trous and desolating effects of the late panic and suspension of specie payments, foreign exchanges had fallen in our favour from twenty-two down to ten, and the rich influx in the cotton, rice, and tobacco crops to all the southern ports on the sea board promised, by their speedy export and gradually advanc ing prices, to restore our mercantile affairs, at least, to a healthy condition, without the woes of plethora. And, I trust in Heaven, that such may yet be the case. But with even the most sanguine hopes for the best, there is no closing one's eyes to the fact, that at this moment of my writing, circumstances have arisen, that but a short time since, were scarcely dreamt of, which are calculated materially to Liter and darken the national prospects, both internally and externally. On any and all of these subjects the public mind is changed from calm and tranquillity into agitation and party excitement. The more prominent of the circumstances are—the conduct of the southern members in the Congress, that at one tirxe seemed to threaten even the integrity of the Union—the ex citement of slavery and the slave question—a threatened war with Mexico—and a civil war in Canada, in which many citi zens on the northern frontier are endangering national honour and neutrality by taking part. In such a state of affairs, I again ask " Who can tell what a day will bring forth ?" Hardly had the breach been healed between the northern and southern members in Congress, as fully described in my last, by a sacrifice of the right of petition, than the following were introduced in the senate, by Mr. Calhoun. They are so important that I insert them at length : MR. CALHOUN'S SLAVE RESOLUTIONS. " Resolved—. That in the adoption of the federal constitu tion, the states adopting the same acted, severally, as free, independent, and sovereign states ; and that each for itself, by its own voluntary assent, entered the Union with the - view to its increased security against all dangers, domestic as well as foreign, and the more perfect and secure enjoyment of its advantages, natural, political, and social. " Resolved, That in delegating a portion of their powers to be exercised by the Federal Government, the States retained, severally, the exclusive and sole right over their own domestic institutions and police, and are alone responsible for them ; and that any intermeddling of any one or moro States, or a combination of their citizens, with the domestic institutions and police of the others, on any ground, or under any pretext whatever, political, moral, or religious, with the view to their alteration or subversion, is an assumption of superiority not warranted by the Constitution, insulting to the States inter fered with, tending to endanger their domestic peace and tran quillity, subversive of the objects for which the Constitution was formed, and, by necessary consequence, tending to weaken and destroy the Union itself. " Resolved, That this Government was instituted and adopted by the several States of this Union as a common agent, in order to carry into effect the powers which they had delegated by the Constitution for their mutual security and prosperity ; and that, in fulfilment of this high and sacred trust, this Government is bound so to exercise its powers as to give, as far as may be practicable, increased stability and secu rity to the domestic institutions of the States that compose the Union ; and that it is the solemn duty of the Government to resist all attempts by one portion of the Union to ase it as an instrument to attack the domestic institutions of another, or to weaken or destroy such institutions, instead of strengthen ing and upholding them, as it is in duty bound to do. " Resolved, That domestic slavery,, as it exists in the south ern and western states of this Union, composes an important part of their domestic institutions, inherited from their ances tors, and existing at the adoption of the Constitution, by which it is recognised as constituting an essential element in the distribution of its powers among the States ; and that no change of opinion or feeling on the part of the other States of the Union in relation to it can justify them or their citizens in open and systematic attacks thereon, with the view to its over throw ; and that all such attacks are in manifest violation of the mutual and solemn pledge to protect and defend each other, given by the States respectively, on entering into the constitutional compact which formed the Union, and as such is a manifest breach of faith, and a violation of the most solemn obligations, moral and religious. " Resolved, That the intermeddling of any State or States, or their citizens, to abolish slavery in this district, or any of the territories, on the ground or under the pretext that it is immoral or sinful, or the passage of any act or measure of Con gress with that view, would be a direct and dangerous attack on the institution of all slaveholding States. " Resolved—That the union of these States rests on an equality of rights and advantages among its members ; and that whatever destroys that equality tends to destroy the union itself ; and that it is the solemn duty of all, and more especially of this body, which represents the States in their corporate capacity, to resist all attempts to discriminate be tween the States in extending the benefits of the Government to the several portions of the Union ; and that to refuse to exteed to the Southern and Western States any ad vantage which would tend to strengthen or render them more secure, or increase their limits or population by the annexation of new territories or States, on the assumption or under the pretext that the institution of slavery, as it exists among them, is immoral or sinful, or otherwise obnoxious, would be contrary to that equality of rights and advantages which the Constitution was intended to secure alike to all the members of the Union, and would, in effect, disfranchise the slaveholding States, withholding from them the advantages while it subjected them to the burdens of the Government." In the northern states there is much dissatisfaction expressed at the course which was adopted to c.meiliatc the south, and the state of Vermont has passed a series of anti-slavery reso lutions of the strongest character, which have been transmitted to Washington. I have little doubt but several of the other States will follow their example—as the resolution to receive all petitions on the subject of abolishing slavery in the dis trict of Columbia, and lay them on the table without reading, or indeed, any further notice—is deemed by them a fatal blow aimed at liberty and the sacred right of petition. Mr. John Quincy Adams has denounced Mr. Patton's ob noxious resolution above referred to, as a violation of the Con stitution and freedom of speech, and presented an unusual number of anti-slavery petitions, saying that he " thanked God that the subject had so soon arrested the attention of an outraged people !" One of these petitions prayed Congress to abolish that " internal piracy commonly called the domestic slave trade." The resolutions of Mr. Calhoun were warmly supported by several Members, on the ground that their adoption would stay excitement, and " satisfy the fanatics that they could not get a foothold in the district of Columbia." A third party, with Mr. Strange, of North Carolina, avt their head, were in favour of the resolutions, but not disposed to debate them. He deprecated debate, owing to the excite ment it would create, but he would vote for them. The fol lowing is an extract from one passage of his speech :—" The spirit of fanaticism had overrun England, it had reached thi country, and had already in its tide virtually swept one State from the Union, Vermont, and God only knew how soon other States would follow the example. In society it was a settled rule that all men were entitled to he treaL?d as gentlemen so long as they conducted themselves as gentlen:frt ; but when they departed from the rules of civilised life they ;sere to be treated us brutes. The conduct of the State of Veregont in ( sending eer - Lgirt resolutions adopted by her Legislature to Con i.-ess, in relation te, slavery, was odious, and justly rendered that State unworthy ofi . nlace at the table of the Confederacy. He earnestly deprecated all „citation on the subject of slavery, and hoped that Mr. Calhoun wcu'id not insist on setting apart a day certain for their consideration.''' In reply to this Mr. Swift, of Verrnelnta said that he re• gre,ted that a gentleman at this early day .sbould indulge in illiberal and unkind remarks against his State. The day for that had not yet arrived. He had in his possessiorf u "fleg of anti-slavery resolutions, adopted by the legislature of h kg State, and he would soon offer them for actiun. When that e'tty ar rieed, the rude language to which he referred would b.'t in time, and would be met in the spirit it deserved. The further consideration of the resolutions is postponed until the 3d or 4th instant. Mr. Calhoun seems determined to bring the south in open array against the north. Thus you will observe that we a.ro on the eve of great excitement and Agitation, growing out of that most unfortunate bone of contention for this Republic— domestic slavery. More than fifty causes of grievance, committed by Mexico on the merchants, citizens, and property of the United States are enumerated in the report of the Secretary of State. The general impression is that lettees of marque and reprisals will be the result of the report : unless, indeed, Mexico make the most ample compensation and apology ,- for the outrages that have been committed. The probability is that Mexico will not consent to this, as the course pursued by the Minister Gorogiza has been approved by the Mexican authorities. By this sancii2n, therefore, they not only sustain his conduct, but have made their nation responsible for the insults put by him and others on thc.. United States' Government and iseope• It is also a remarkable fr.2lt, that only three days ago intelli gence was received that an army of several thousand Mexicarna was pouring into the Texas for the invasion and re-conquest of that province. This, if true to the extent reported, is most unfor tunate for the republic of Texas ; as, lulled by false rumours, from Mexico, the Texan forces were chiefly disbanded ; and the people of Texas had laid the flattering unction to their souls that they were secured in all the power and integrity of a separate nation ; and had even, as we learn, sent envoys to England and France, to treat for their recognition and a commercial treaty. Indeed, the MerNing Chroniale informs us that the " Honourable J. P. Henderson, Minister from Texas, had an interview with the Right Honourai.oo Lord Palmerston, Secretary for Foreign Affairs, ort the lath of October," Fee. It is necessary, however, to wait for further advices about the rumoured invasion by Mexico, before any conjectures can be safely hazarded upon the result. If the news be confirmed, the fate of Texas trembles in the balance. But if the Texan army could be again assembled, I should calculate upon the defeat of Mexico as an almost certain event. With regard to the state of the Canada question in COll - with people of the United States, I have merely to remark that the Government are doing all in their power to stop any unlawful interference on the part of American citizens. Although a meeting in favour of the insurgents has been held in New York, yet the citizens of the com mercial emporium intend convening another meeting to coun teract its effects, and to preserve the honour and neutrality of the nation. I have inclosed in the aecompro:vieg papers, all that is known, up to the present time, of the proceed ings at Navy Island, and in Upper Canada generate r, and have only to add that the operations of the revolt toder Mackenzie have been greatly magnified. The latest offic:al and authentic accounts give 563 men as the efficient force' at Nary Island, many of whom are American volunteers. Surely this small number, and the fact of at least half of them being Americans, are the strongest proofs that can be adduced to show that the rebel cause is not po pular amongst the inhabitants of Upper Canada. Sir Francis Head, with a small force, was at Chippewa (two miles) four days since; and as troops are daily arriving in his camp, an attack on the island is expected. It is probable that the last New York papers put on h c eerd the packet which takes out this letter, will inform you of the c 'emmencement of hostilities. Whenener it takes place it is to ba' feared, in the language of a public writer, that hundreds will :(1 1 —" will find a glorious grave in Niagara, with its mist and spray for for their winding-sheet, and the awful roar of its thunders for their requiem." It is rumoured that Papineau has perished in the woods; while eedeavouring to reach the United States. One thing is certain—chat that demagogue was not seen at or near any of the scenes of carnage which his agitation had occasioned. A dreadful tragedy has taken place in the Arkansas Legis lature, arising out of the revengeful passions of the south, and the shocking practice of wea , lee . secret arms. Such an event could only occur where the poptila, l ien is thin, and by a neces sary consequence the execution and re'.straint of the laws feeble. Mr. Wilson was Speaker of the House* of Representatives, and, taking offence at some remarks made in . reference to him self, by a Mr. Anthony, a member, he rushed 'non that gen tleman with a bowie knife and murdered him. "'Ole Speaker was arrested and his name stricken from the roll of t1 . a.9 House for unparliamentary conduct. It is said that the cotton crop of the state of Mississippi will yield 15,000 bales more than last year. The total crop of that State is estimated at 330,000 bales, worth 16,500,000 dollars. The Government expenditures on account of Indian treaties, in 1837, were 974,683 dollars. Nearly the whole tribe of the Mandan Indians have been cut off by the small-pox ; which fatal disorder is now raging amongst the Black Feet and Assinoboins. A statement has lately appeared, which says that the Go vernment under John Quincy Adams cost 12,200,000 dollars per annum, with prosperity ; while, under General Jackson, it was 32,000,000 dollars, with commercial ruin as its result. The printers, publishers, paper-makers, and binders in every part of the Union arc petitioning against an interna tional copy-right law, as calculated to injure their trades. P UB L IC U S. THE AMERICAN MARKETS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) It is hardly worth my while to send you any report of the markets by this packet, as, being holiday time, scarcely any business has been transacted for the last week. The course of the New York banks tends much to diminish the circulating medium, as hardly any of them will pay out their own bills, but certify in checks on other banks. This practice is much complained of, and not without reason. The banks say it is a necessary process in preparing for a resumptiot; of specie payments. The Baltimore banks have all declared dividends, varying from 3 to 3 : i t per cent. Exchange on London continues low, 92 to 10a premium for bills at 60 days; but as few bills are offered, the rates exhibit a slight (though very slight) advance. Specie is much the same as per the last quotations, from 5 to 6 per cent. premium. Sovereigns 5 dollars. Unitcd States Bank stock 121. Flour has fallen from 25 to 40 cents. per barrel; the best brands are new from 8 dollars 75 cents. to 9 dollars. IMPORTANT. From Saturday last, December 31, .1837, all articles sub ject to duty, either ad valorem or specific, imported on an d after that day : and paying more than twenty per cent. on th e ir invoice cost, will be entitled to a reduction of thirty per cent. of the excess on such duty over and above twenty per cent. It is understood that Captain floldrege of tile George Wash ington, the packet of the 24th, has received orders not to enter New York until after the Ist of January ; thereby ena bling those who have goods on board to enjoy the benefit of the reduction. The New York Courier and Inquirer says:—" On and after this day, in pursuance of Mr. Clay's Compromise Act, of :Id March, 1833, in all cases where duties are imposed on foreign imports, which shall exceed twenty per cent. on the value thereof, one-tenth part of such excess will be deducted, in addition to the two similar reductions which have already taken place."—Morning Chronicle. OUR NAVAL HEROES.—We pride ourselves on our naval heroes during their life ; but we too soon forget them when they cease to be capable of serving us. The most marked exception to this truth is afforded in the case of Nelson, who has given occasion to one of the most admirable pieces of bio graphy that was ever penned. We are, however, happy to learn that a naval hero, only second to Nelson, and one to whom Nelson himself owed the chief occasions of his fame—Re al lude to Earl St. Vincent—is on the point of having similar justice done to his merit, in the form of a " Life and Corres pondence," from the pen of Captain Brenton, to universally and creditably known as the author of " The Naval History of Great Britain." We understand that Captain Brenton enjoyed peculiar facilities for the task he has undertaken, from his long and intimate personal friendship with the Earl, and the unli mited access which he enjoyed to his entire correspondence public as well as private. The result can scarcely be other than a work of high and rare interest, and national importance. A duel having lately taken place between a Captain and a Major of Dragoons, in which the Captain tray killed, the Minister of War has placed the survivor on the retired list, has ordered the Major who acted as his second, to remain un der arrest for a month, and subjected the Captain who wa4 second to his adversary, and also the Colonel of the Regiment for not preventing a meeting between a superior and an inferior officer, to the same punishment for fifteen days. This decision has been given out in general orders to all the regiments of the division. At the Circuit Court, Glasgow, on Thursday, Thomas Riddle w•as tried for assault and intimidation, found guilty in terms of his own confession, and sentenced to seven years' transportation. He was one of the operative cotton_ spinners who had escaped ; but was lately caught, and brought back from Manchester. EFFECTS OF THE WEATHER.— 0 wing to the in tensity of the cold, the gas metre at the Unitarian chapel was so completely frozen on Sunday evening last, that the congre gation was obliged to wait nearly halt an hour between the water which had congealed in it could be thawed, and the chapel properly lighted, which was at length effectually done by pouring upon the metre a quantity of hot wat er . Th e gas metre at the Wesleyan chapel was also similarly affected, and the congregation was obliged to have r ecourse to what candles they could procure at that untimely season, to enable the mi nister to conduct the service. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY, JANUARY 29, 1838.